World

Another inquiry, another set of shocking truths. South Africa’s real crisis isn’t corruption – it’s the lack of consequences

While Donald Trump may have forged a ceasefire, an exhibition at Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe outlines the cultural vandalism Palestinians have suffered

A clownish spy scandal has shown up the severe shortcomings of British security, and given the Labour government an even bigger Chinese problem

Peace is not just about bombs falling silent, but the humanity that goes into maintaining it

A new book collects the best of the world’s toilets – because even in an age of division, everyone needs somewhere to sit down

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

In true Milei fashion, the launch of his book, The Construction of the Miracle, was turned into a rock concert to a crowd of 15,000 diehard supporters

The country’s politics may be fractious, but one thing both major camps agree on is that the rise of digital fraud needs urgent attention

In an attempt to control the flow of information, the rulers of Afghanistan plunged the country into darkness. That decision has backfired

Trump has forged a peace in Gaza – but his inability to influence Israel has undermined the US’s reputation and weakened its global alliances

A bullying autocrat has succeeded where years of calm diplomacy failed. Progressives must ask why

The country is teaching its people a version of the past in which China is always the victim. The consequences of that could be highly dangerous

Two right wing crooks have finally brought the slaughter to an end. Now, there must be law and accountability, or there will never be peace

Forty years of news photos from the Reuters agency capture a world on fire – and makes a compelling case for the future of photojournalism

Big tech is using the ‘nanny state’ arguments pioneered by the tobacco and alcohol industries to convince us that their freedom to sell equates to our freedom to choose. The opposite is true

Moisés Naím’s new book unpacks how these snake-oil shysters deceive the public

Slowly, indigenous cuisine from the highlands is becoming part of Dhaka’s multicultural food scene

As Bengaluru continues to expand, hair pickers quietly shoulder a job no one else wants

In a situation so dire, an unjust peace is better than war. But once that is achieved, justice must come later – or violence will surely return

Nepal is no stranger to upheaval but the scale of rage in September’s protests was unlike anything I had ever seen

Global politics is colliding with the daily lives of Colombians who have already paid a high price

Today’s worldwide boom follows decades of resistance – but the battle for equal status is far from won

Solarpunk began as a sci-fi vision of a beautiful, sustainable planet. Now it inspires Hollywood movies and real-life tech. Can it change the world?

Just an hour across the water is a city with a completely different history and culture. But how much longer can it last?

Train travel is 200 years old. In two centuries it has forged economies, created mass tourism, standardised time itself, and made fish and chips a national cuisine. But what’s its future?

President Nicolás Maduro has a festive plan to bring joy to Venezuelans - and to distract them from the ongoing row with the US

Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Tiger conservation projects have become more than protecting the animal, they're about the cracks in Indian society and the people who are left behind

The journey to save our ancestral home in China has taken four years, but unfinished business is calling me back

A devastating earthquake hit Afghanistan, and the call for aid has gone out. But if it’s all being stolen by the Taliban, what’s the point?

Today, the west sees Putin as a bloodthirsty dictator hellbent on destroying peace democracy in Europe. 25 years ago, the picture was very different

Philosophers have long debated the concept of immortality but now Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are concerned too